Outside the Beltway

The draft ended in 1973. It’s effects still linger today.

The passage of a new same-sex marriage law has Democrats talking about Andrew Cuomo.

Once again, Sarah Palin has made herself the center of attention in the political world.

The GOP doesn’t have a charismatic superstar waiting in the wings. That’s okay.

The Republican candidates of 2012 are so weak because of GOP losses in 2004 and 2006 Senate and gubernatorial races.

If you look at the Tea Party’s impact on state politics, you see it really isn’t much different from the Religious Right.

With all the birther talk these days, it’s probably time to question whether we even need the “natural born citizen” rule anymore.

President Obama says he acted in Libya to avert an imminent genocide, but there’s no evidence that any such thing was about to occur.

The American right has become infected with the notion that Barack Obama isn’t just wrong, but evil. That won’t be healthy in the long run.

Bipartisan seating at the State Of The Union is a pointless act of political theater. Then again, so is the State Of The Union Address itself.

Is Jon Stewart the next Edward R. Murrow? No.

Republicans were largely silent during the Bush Administration as spending went out of control. Will they do that again?

Even though it will likely be unsuccessful, a primary challenge against President Obama could end up harming him enough to hand Republicans the White House in 2012.

According to a new Gallup poll, President Obama is not only less popular than George W. Bush, but the only president from the last half century less popular is Dick Nixon.

After 1 1/2 years in office, President Obama has yet to grant a single request for a pardon or clemency, continuing a thirty year trend in which the Presidential pardon power has nearly fallen in to disuse.

Former Congressman Bob Barr argues that the right should not be so eager to rehabilitate George W. Bush. He’s right.

Pundits and partisans constantly overreact to the momentary mood expressed in a single election. The Republicans have already rebounded from 2008. The Democrats will recover from 2010.

Arnold Schwarzenegger predicts President Obama’s re-election. Historically, that’s the safe bet.

In his farewell speech on Friday, Rahm Emanuel said that the Obama Administration had faced tougher times than any previous President. That is a fundamentally absurd idea.

A new Gallup poll shows President Obama beating Hillary Clinton in a hypothetical 2012 Democratic nomination fight. Nobody should be surprised by that.

If you think Jimmy Carter is the Worst Figure in American History, you really need to read more.

Conservatives seem very eager for Hillary Clinton to get back on the campaign trial, but it’s not going to happen.

How do President Obama’s accomplishments stack up from a liberal standpoint?